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Le renforcement
de l’intégration
régionale
Le Journal de la
Réserve Naturelle
Nationale de
Saint-Martin N°24
Novembre 2015
Reinforcement
On A Regional
Level
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Péponocéphale © Laurent Juhel
BEST consultations
continue
The consultations led by Romain Renoux
and Amandine Vaslet are continuing throu-
ghout the Caribbean.
After Saint Barthélemy,
Guadeloupe, the six Dutch islands, and Anguil-
la, the project BEST team worked with local
representatives in Martinique, the British Virgin
Islands, and Saint Martin. The goal is to meet
the largest possible group of those active in the
protection of the natural environment, present
project BEST to them and gather their reactions
and their projects for biodiversity conservation.
Even is the issues are different, the methodo-
logy remains the same. The goal is to define
various priorities, especially taking into consi-
deration endangered and endemic species, and
ecosystems. Maps allow for clear visualization
of the key zones on land and at sea for biodiver-
sity, reflecting a major ecological role. In Saint
Martin, trans-frontier challenges with Sint Maar-
ten should be underlined
Participants at BEST meetings
In Martinique: The Parc Naturel Régio-
nal and the two national nature reserves,
DEAL, the Conseil Régional, The Agency
for Protected Marine Areas, Martinique
Entomologie, and the OcéAnvironnement
association.
In Tortola (BVI): BVI National Trust, the
Minister of Natural Resources and the Envi-
ronment, the Conservation and Fisheries
Department, the Agriculture Department,
as well as several local associations and
experts. One meeting was held with the
governor of the BVI’s, to present project
BEST.
In Saint Martin: the Collectivity of Saint
Martin, the Prefecture, the Réserve Natu-
relle, the Conservatoire du Littoral, and the
associations «Les fruits de mer» and «Mon
école, ma baleine.»
… Les Îles Vierges Britanniques
… The British Virgi Islands